VIKI Mendelssohn could be forgiven for feeling a few nerves. In just two days, her dream of bringing a world-class tennis tournament to Edinburgh will be realised.

WE are having our big summer party tonight at the Roxy, Assembly’s big new venue, which they bought last year.

THE 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival opens tomorrow with Breathe In at the Festival Theatre, and if monster-sized sequels, Hollywood heists and Scottish romcoms are your thing, then this one’s for you.

IN 1984, relatively unknown writer Iain Banks seemed to emerge out of nowhere with a tome that left critics dishing out superlatives galore: The Wasp Factory. More than 20 books later, and he was still one of the most original novelists of his generation.

THE former general secretary of the Overseas Council for the Church of Scotland has died aged 99.

Pete Cain will be performing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival at the Assembly Rooms.

IT’S time to unleash your inner leading lady as Edinburgh International Film Festival rolls into town.

ELVIS’ army has gathered from far and wide. Well, quite a lot from Glasgow anyway and, as he thunders on past the last train witching hour in a packed nearly three-hour set, chances are a few of them ended up here to stay.

DREAM-TEAM presenters Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Dallas Campbell have been sent on some assignments in their time in telly, but surely this one must by outweigh the rest.

PORTOBELLO Power Station provided the city of Edinburgh with electricity for over half a century. Positioned just a few short strides from Edinburgh’s best-loved seafront, its location is difficult to imagine today.

Schoolboy Dean Wright made a macabre discovery in Canongate Kirkyard – pieces of human spine, ribs and part of a jawbone.

PEERING over the security barrier to catch the best view possible, these schoolboys from the 1960s are clearly fascinated by what is on display at Ingliston.

RolL up, roll up. . . the circus is coming to town. Expect the usual spills and thrills – and jaw-dropping spectacle – when Zippos wheels its wonder in to the Capital later this month to set up camp at the Royal Highland Centre.

Q: Can you help Mrs W Crowe, from Stevenson Road, with her query about weddings which took place in the Tron Kirk?

The Royal Highland Show, one of Scotland’s most iconic and enduring events, is gearing up for its 173rd staging.

George Street’s Café Andaluz seemed the perfect venue to catch up with a friend who’d just returned from surfing on the Costa Daurada. In an attempt to forestall her post-holiday Spanish blues we popped in for the early evening menu, offering three tapas for £14.95.

THE Scottish Government’s greener campaign has provided these seasonal recipes to get you in the mood for summer.

FROM Bollywood to Disneyland, luxury cruise ships to Pineapple Dance Studios, graduates from a top Edinburgh dance school have achieved it all.

A FIRM favourite with parents, children and award panels alike, CBBC’s Horrible Histories has been hailed as one of the funniest things on TV.

ELVIS Costello is doing one of his favourite things - relaxing in New York. “The vibe is very mellow,” explains the 58-year-old rocker.